DE · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Germany, 2022
Prison population (total)
57,465
Germany, 2022
▼ 0.1% vs 2021 (57,525)
Analysis
In 2022, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 0.1% compared to 2021, reaching 57,465.
Germany ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.7% (from 65,841 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#3 of 27
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age